Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Waterloo, Waterloo Municipal Airport (KALO)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 92.4°WElev: 873ft.

Fair

81°F

27°C

Humidity 53%
Wind Speed SE 13 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1015.0 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 30 Jul 4:54 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Waterloo IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 66 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Heavy
    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.  High near 74. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    High: 74 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am.  Low around 62. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 62 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy smoke before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. High near 74. Southeast wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Low around 62. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then becoming sunny, with a high near 78. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Waterloo IA
 42.49°N 92.35°W
4:26 pm CDT Jul 30, 2026
5pm CDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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